Here is our Valentine photo essay.
The decor:
The drinks:
The crafts:
The eats: (if you have not tried this recipe yet, it's a goody.)
The decor:
The rendezvous:
My intentions: Meet caleb at the door before he sees the surprise the girls and I set up, greet him with a kiss and send him back out to take our girls to the arranged babysitter, put the baby to sleep while he's gone, and treat him to a romantic dinner for 2 in our "cafe" (um, I nailed sheets to the ceiling.)
My intentions: Meet caleb at the door before he sees the surprise the girls and I set up, greet him with a kiss and send him back out to take our girls to the arranged babysitter, put the baby to sleep while he's gone, and treat him to a romantic dinner for 2 in our "cafe" (um, I nailed sheets to the ceiling.)
What actually happened: I spent the day baking, running cookies to preschool, driving kids back and forth, and making a horrendous mess of my kitchen. Caleb arrived home earlier than I expected. My 6 year-old lookout forgot to warn me and instead welcomed him into the house. Non-showered and wearing a filthy apron, I walked around the corner calling orders to the kids about getting on shoes and coats, then actually jumped and screamed in shock upon seeing Caleb in the entry, and blurted out, "What are you doing here?!"
Welcome home, Valentine.
Later, Emme joined us for dinner where she ate, pooped, and barfed during each course, and then insisted on dancing with us to death cab for cutie by candlelight.
It was all the stuff my Valentine dreams are made of.
Actually, for real it was.
My other valentines (blurry ones):
Welcome home, Valentine.
Later, Emme joined us for dinner where she ate, pooped, and barfed during each course, and then insisted on dancing with us to death cab for cutie by candlelight.
It was all the stuff my Valentine dreams are made of.
Actually, for real it was.
My other valentines (blurry ones):
Hope your day was memorable.
18 comments:
That's what putty is for!!!!! so funny! Best laid plans huh! L.O.V.E. the cafe and girls. I also loved the Kisseltoe! So clever! I've gotta get me some kate brain and soon! Loves to you all!
love you guys!!! and that song is killa! love it!!
fabulous!!! I love the smoochie-ball!! you need to show me how to make one!
Be still my heart... look at your hearts day! I love to celebrate this little holiday. Who doesn't need a day to stop and make read hearts, eat sweet love treats and think about all the different types of love in our lives.
I love the sheets, the beautiful cups of hot coco and and all the effort you put in to making your house a home. Lovely.
R~
Happy love day! It sure looks sweet even if it didn't pan out as planned :)
Jane's hair is looking long and Olivia is way too big!
that adorable picture is now my desk top, but where is emme?
I want to learn to put forth more effort like you do. I'm impressed at your energy and determination. (My husband DEFINITELY wishes I were more like you).
Well, I was hardly as creative but same thing happened to me at the end..minus the baby. Zach showed up early and my reaction was about the same.
Good intentions sure are nice to have though! Good for you!
You and your family are just adorable.
On my to-do list:
steal all of kate's fabulous decoration ideas
make those tasty looking cookies
that's it. I'm a simple to-do list kind of gal. :)
so glad your v-day was memorable.
It all looks so pretty. But that will never be my life. I'm just too lazy.
Oh, well. It's nice to see someone else do it.
Love this post! Really, I don't know how you do it all. Your decor is so darling, what a creative and crafty mom you are! The pics all look like they should be in a magazine. Glad it was all lovely, even though not as perfect as planned. :)
We had so much fun decorating cookies and valentines. Thanks for having everyone- you're amazing.
Hope you had a happy love day. We love you, too!
Thank you for your dear sweet come back comment! I'm back!
PS- Thank you for the cookie recipe! It's EXACTLY what I've been looking for. Kates Plates is wonderful! I'll be sure to tell you if I try anything you have there!
R~
Hi Kate! I don't even know how I stumbled on your blog but what a darling family you have! So so fun! If you ever get a minute will you pretty please share how you made your "kisseltoe?" I love it!
So creative Kate!! I am so impressed. I'm glad that you post all of these wonderful crafts because it gives me ideas for the future. Your girls are adorable, and so are you.
Despite it not going as planned, I'm still super impressed you pulled this off with a newborn!
Pretty good post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts.
Any way I'll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon.
Boundless
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